The city that never sleeps is... in a slumber. New York's real estate market experienced an unusually quiet summer while its global counterpart is making big moves. We see you, UAE.

The one thing we can all agree on is that we are over the debt ceiling drama. On a more exciting note, the majority of Gulf SWFs were in New York last week. We were able to meet with the entire bunch, including QIA, PIF, OIA, and Mubadala. 

This month, we decided to shift our focus and explore the disparity between MENA investors' exposure to U.S. securities vs. real estate and debunk some common misconceptions surrounding purchasing real estate in the U.S.

Plunging sales, falling prices, and all-cash deals sum up the first quarter of Manhattan's real estate market.

As a result of the bank currently being in flux (a government bridge company now holds it), smaller commercial landlords cannot obtain financing for simple things such as emergency repairs and day-to-day expenses.

Bank bailouts are back! We're all reading the headlines, and we wanted to provide our insight on how the events of the past week will affect the New York housing market.

Greetings! We are back in New York from two weeks in Dubai and we could not have been more impressed with the architecture, ease of transaction (hello all cash), and pricing boom that is happening in Dubai’s real estate market. The city is having a moment and we are all taking notes.

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday for those who celebrate and a Happy New Year! While we are not claiming to be Michel Hayek and foresee the future, we do have some thoughts on what's to come for the New York housing market in 2023

As the Arab nations are shaping up for a historic World Cup, New York's real estate market continues to struggle like their opponents! We have entered what many call a 'deep freeze,' where both buyers and sellers are sidelined. In addition to this logjam, we’ve had a handful of events this month which lean in favor of buyers. Here is a list and their implications on New York real estate.

As we enter the fourth quarter, the macroeconomic backdrop sheds more bad news than good. Soaring inflation, rising interest rates, and a global energy crisis are keeping many domestic investors on the sidelines. Further complicating matters are continued uncertainty in Ukraine and heightened tensions with China and Taiwan. All while the world’s largest corporations fight to attract capital as they descend on “Davos in the Desert.”